Awards and Honors

Collection

Identifier: RG 11-11.09

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records regarding awards and special recognitions given by Berea College to students, alumnae, staff, faculty, community members, and others. A small number of awards in this collection are given to Berea College community members by outside organizations.

Dates

created: 1908-

Creator

Berea College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

Federal copyright regulations apply. Please cite all information. Ask Archivist for more information if you have questions regarding copyright of materials contained in this collection.

Extent

14.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged in series as follows:

Series 1: General - records and materials regarding numerous academic and non-academic awards given out by Berea College or awarded to Berea College students from outside organizations

Series 2: Weatherford-Hammond Prize for Berea College Students - for Outstanding Writing about Appalachia - materials, including prize winning writings, and records documenting the award

Series 3: Honorary Degrees - contains both records and materials regarding honorary degrees granted by the College and materials about individuals recommended for and/or granted an honoray degree

Series 4: Student Academic, Labor, and Service Awards - amterials, consisting primarily of programs, from annual Scholarship Day (1954-2009); Learning, Labor and Service Award celebrations (2010-2017); Berea College Student Achievement Awards(2019- ), documenting the recipients of numerous annual awards presented to students

Series 5: Weatherford Award for Outstanding Published Writing about Appalachia - records regarding the prize first awarded in 1971 (for writings published in 1970)